EXHIBIT 23.1

Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements
(Nos. 33-47946, 333-02977, 333-16697, 333-59255, 333-49618, 333-49620 and
333-88268) on Form S-8 of Yellow Corporation of our report dated January 23,
2003, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Yellow Corporation as
of December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the related consolidated statements of
operations, cash flows, shareholders' equity, and comprehensive income for each
of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2002, which report
appears in the December 31, 2002, annual report; and to the inclusion of our
report dated January 23, 2002 with respect to the related financial statement
schedule, which report appears in the December 31, 2002, Form 10-K of Yellow
Corporation.

Our report dated January 23, 2003 contains an explanatory paragraph that states
that effective January 1, 2002, the Company ceased amortization of goodwill and
changed its method of determining impairment of goodwill as required by
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, Goodwill and Other
Intangible Assets.

KPMG LLP

Kansas City, Missouri
March 6, 2003